Friday, August 8, 2014

crock, croc

Crock or crock means a stoneware or pottery jar, pot, or container--
There is more butter in a crock on the pantry shelf.
Make sure to save the crock the cheese came in. I want to use it as a planter.

Croc or croc ( rhymes with crock ) is an informal or familiar term for "crocodile", meaning thr animal similar to an alligator--
He never saw the croc coming. It bit him before he had time to shoot.
That's not a floating log; it's a croc!

Now that you know that, you can say--
"That old crock is full of his souvenirs, including a small croc he once caught, dried and stuffed."

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